#73685
TrulEConcerned
Flatchatter

    Having been to countless AGM of several different stratas, I have seen that a strata manager or secretary will allow (but rarely invite) any owner who wants to submit a motion or motions for a meeting to do so and will allow the owner who is providing the motion(s) to add an explanation to the motion(s)  in a few lines, if he/she wants to explain it/them.

    The motion followed by the explanation will both appear in the agenda. This is to help readers better understand what the motion is about.

    At times, a committee member or two may disagree with what the motion seeks to do or maybe hostile to the owner providing the motion and I have seen committee members voice their disapproval (or worse) at the meeting. But never have I seen anyone but the person providing the motion provide the explanatory notes in the agenda. I have often seen motions w/out explanations in the agenda and frankly that is a lost opportunity for he/she providing the motions.

    As to how the votes are recorded, many strata managers adhere to the simple “resolved” or “defeated” option. You can however ask – and in my experience such a  request has never been refused  – that votes be recorded by lot number instead of a simple “resolved” or “defeated”. You must do so at the beginning of the meeting.